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Bendigo Victoria [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Balham, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Condah Victoria [1]

Corrimal New South Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Essex England [1]

Hackney Wick, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kelvedon, Essex [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

London England [1]

Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Milton Sittingbourne Kent [1]

Milton, Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan [1]

Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Thornton-Le-Fen, Lincs [1]

Tichfield, Hampshire [1]

Walmer, Kent [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Driver [14]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [15]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

2/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

4th Dragoon Guards [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [222]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [222] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bendigo Victoria [2] Deal, Kent [2] Balham, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Condah Victoria [1] Corrimal New South Wales [1] Derby [1] Essex England [1] Hackney Wick, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Kelvedon, Essex [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] London England [1] Milton Regis, Kent [1] Milton Sittingbourne Kent [1] Milton, Milton Regis, Kent [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] Paddington, London [1] Penrhiwceiber, Glamorgan [1] Saint Peters Port Guernsey [1] Spalding, Lincolnshire [1] Thornton-Le-Fen, Lincs [1] Tichfield, Hampshire [1] Walmer, Kent [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [114] Driver [14] Gunner [11] Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Pioneer [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [15] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Scots [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 2/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] 26th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 4th Dragoon Guards [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 9th Lancers [1] Border Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [172] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [222]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George Beecham

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 1026 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army 41230 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41230 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Arthur Robert Beecham

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy RMA/5645 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope

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Paolo Reginald George Beecham

Died 1918

British Army 34809 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Christopher George Beecham

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195626

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Samuel Charles Beecham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79098

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Joseph Beecham

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 203246 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Beecham

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221321

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Henry Beecham

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2572 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200520 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200520 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Jesse Beecham

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 26364 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 75863 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 44776 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Joseph Beecham

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 3993 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201304 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Ernest Arthur Beecham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314479

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Joseph Beecham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125952

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Horace Edwin Beecham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288143

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Herbert Henry Waite Beecham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19278 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Isaac Beecham

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 48084 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Beecham

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 241644 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241644 Private 2/5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Arthur William Beecham

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 21216 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Beecham

Australian Imperial Force 5493

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Wilfred James Beecham

Australian Imperial Force 5301

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Andrew Francis Beecham

Australian Imperial Force 5492

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